Famous people · Kinsman
Born near Kinsman: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Dave Callahan, born in Seneca, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Clyde Tombaugh, with articles in 70 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Kinsman yet. Across Illinois, 747 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kinsman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kinsman
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church
Dutch Lonborg
1898–1985American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
Earl Bute
1899–1988American sports coach, athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kinsman and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (14)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Sumner Earle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Leslie Smith: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Trunnelle: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Strong: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis M. Long: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Funk: Harris & Ewing Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Clancy: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holger Toftoy: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sheehan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons